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The U.S. is sending 200 troops to help coordinate the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, aiming to ensure the peace plan stays in place. This includes a 20-point peace plan coordinated by the UN to prevent aid from being misused by leaders in Gaza.
The Associated Press reports that Israel plans to cut aid deliveries in half due to Hamas's delays in returning hostages. Phase one of the deal calls for the return of all hostages, living and dead.
Israel is set to release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 others who are detained. This move is part of a broader peace plan that includes pulling back from urban areas and coordinating aid delivery to ensure it reaches those in need.
Under Trump's framework, Israel would release 250 Palestinian prisoners. Hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid will also start entering Gaza. What a relief.
The Trump administration's plan for Gaza calls for Hamas to give up weapons and release hostages, with Israel maintaining a strong military presence.
The Rafah crossing with Egypt apparently is supposed to open to facilitate aid delivery in. Now, of course, that is dangerous for Israel because facilitated aid by Egypt into the Gaza Strip presumably could be used by Hamas to rearm.
The Israeli cabinet has approved an agreement to stop the war in Gaza. This agreement includes Israel pulling back to a predefined border and the release of 20 live hostages and 28 dead hostages within 72 hours of a ceasefire. Hamas claims this is the end of the war, but the United States says it could be if Hamas disarms and hands over governance.
Hamas was supposed to release all 28 bodies of deceased hostages under the ceasefire deal, but only four have been returned, leading to international outrage.
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a breakthrough that could be a crucial step toward an end to the two-year war in Gaza.
Hamas accepted the first phase of the Gaza peace plan brokered by the Trump team, and Israel's government was doing the same. If successful, the IDF will pull back to a designated perimeter, and Hamas will release the remaining hostages.